An antidote to stultifying rhetoric

Share this

If Michael Gove seriously intends to take us back in time, he could do worse than return to 1916, the year in which A.N. Whitehead first delivered his essay The Aims of Education, in which he suggests "that no system of external tests which aims primarily at examining individual scholars can result in anything but educational waste". This essay, alive with wisdom and new ideas about education, will provide a refreshing antidote to the dreary and stultifying rhetoric of Michael Gove and, let's be honest, most recent secretaries of state for education.

Share this

Comments

The guide by your side – ensuring you are always up to date with the latest in education.

Get Tes magazine online and delivered to your door. Stay up to date with the latest research, teacher innovation and insight, plus classroom tips and techniques with a Tes magazine subscription.
With a Tes magazine subscription you get exclusive access to our CPD library. Including our New Teachers’ special for NQTS, Ed Tech, How to Get a Job, Trip Planner, Ed Biz Special and all Tes back issues.